Clare Daly (Dublin North, Socialist Party)
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Question 221: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if Fingal County Council's plan to spend €90 million on the construction of a super-dump is a valid use of public funds (details supplied); and his views whether the Nevitt super-dump is now needed, in view of the economic downturn and the fact that Bord na Móna possesses a landfill at Drehid suitable for use by Dublin Councils. [21532/11]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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In accordance with the provisions of the Waste Management Acts, the preparation and adoption of a waste management plan, including matters in respect of infrastructure provision, is the statutory responsibility of the local authority or authorities concerned, and under section 60(3) of the Waste Management Act 1996 I am precluded from exercising any power or control in relation to the performance by a local authority, in particular circumstances, of a statutory function vested in it.

Financial considerations in relation to proposed local authority waste infrastructure are primarily a matter for the relevant local authority or authorities, in this instance Fingal County Council.